nevada. the commander- in-chief was the special guest at an event.... to discuss and promote the environment... at lake tahoe. "it's been written that the lake's waters were once so clear that when you were out on a boat, you felt like you wer floating on a balloon. unless you were fredo." "the godfather 2 is maybe my favorite movie. as i was flyiing over the lake iw as thinking about fredo. it's tough" president obama 20-th annual lake tahoe summit - an event hosted by senator harry reid. he says tourist- based economies like the one at tahoe live or die by the health of the environment. the president noted that extraordinary efforts have been put into healing lake tahoe the past two decades... adding that the evidence is overwhelming that climate change is caused by man-made activity. it's not 'we guess it's man-made...a lot of people are saying it's man-made. it's

scientist so i don't know. you don't have to be a scientist. you have to read or listen to scientists (applause) the president also had some fun talking about harry reid... who is wrapping up his final year in office. anybody who's ever gotten on the phone with harry reid...you'll be mid conversation and wants he's kind of finished with the whole point of the still be talking and you realize he's hung up. (laughter) and he does that to the president of the united states. (laughter) and it takes you like 3 or 4 of these conversations to realize he's not mad at you, but he doesn't have much patience for small talk." the president said it was his first trip to lake tahoe... but plans to comeback after his term is over. nevada gaming

- after a strong month on the strip. the state gaming control board said nevada's casinos won just over one billion in july. revenue on the las vegas strip rose nearly 17 percent year- over-year... to 613-million. downtown las vegas winnings notched up about 3 percent to 42- million. reno casino revenue surged 11 percent to 56- million. south lake tahoe revenue rose 20 percent to 28- million the state collected 68- million in tax overall july winnings today unlv found out it is no longer in the running for membership in the big 12 conference. the big twelve narrowed the list of universities under consideration, and the current mountain west member is no longer on that list. in a statement, unlv's president and athletic director wrote athletically the big 12 underscored the importance of investment in infrastructure and facilities- especially for football. that's hinting at the need for the

something the university has been openly supporting. "this for us has been the missing ingredient to move to a power 5 conference. the medical school was oone of the key elemens we needed, and a world class stadium is the other element this would change the entire face of the athletic program, but it will also do is create a guiding light for people to view the entire university and the city of las vegas " the proposed stadium would be home to the rebels football team, and also built in hopes of luring the n-f-l's raiders to las vegas. county leaders are considering funding proposals and locations for the stadium, and will make a recommendation to the state legislature. it sounds too good to be true... to work 30 hours a week and still get all the benefits? well - some companies - including amazon - are trying it out. mac king has the story. mos says: "nine to five, weekends off." mos says: "tuesday, wednesday, thursday." mos says: "i would say about 10 to six." mos says: "overnights." whatever ... our current work

our best schedule ... at some point or another ... most of us who abide by a schedule decided by someone else to economically support ourselves ... desire ... a little more flexibility. mos says: "you want a few personal days off." amazon announced last week ... it planned to try out some of that flexible scheduling --- offering a test group of employees ... three-quarters of a salary ... full- time-employee status and full- benefits ... in exchange for a thirty-hour- work-week. giangrande says: "it's always surprises me that when one of the cool companies announces something, everyone assumes that it's new and innovative. there's nothin announced that companies haven't been doing for decades." but time-inc chief- human-resources- officer ... greg- giangrande says ... amazon ... and every other company ... is smart to explore alternatives like the thirty-hour- week working with its workers ... to find the best scheduling option for both employee and employer. giangrande says: "it gives you a greater ability to attract and retain talent." because the best employees ... often aren't the ones willing to work every available shift ... all in a row ... without sleep ... until they die. they're ... moms and dads ... and freelancers ... and vacation-takers ...

for something different than a monday-through- friday-nine-to-five. mos says: "'cause i want to have more time to like sleep or hang out." (four) by offering fewer hours ... or fewer days ... or work- from-home days ... or any number of other scheduling- options companies might also inspire loyalty in their charges ... and thereby increase their productivity. giangrande says: "you get that extra discretionary effort that you might not spend if you're not really feeling that loyal to that company." amazon's testing this program with only a few dozen employees. to start - all those working 30-hour-weeks will work on teams with only other 30-hour-a-week employees. a dog had a medical condition... that kept him from eating solid food. but that's all changed now... thanks to a community pulling together... and a

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the nevada highway patrol released the name of a trooper who shot and killed an armed man last friday. n-h-p says the two exchanged gunfire - after the man - who was a passenger - ran from a car pulled over for a traffic stop. trooper shawn peckham pulled over the white cadillac sedan for improper license plate display near the 95 and boulder highway. the man got out and ran - as the trooper was back in his car - running on the sedan. investigators say the man turned around and fired at trooper peckham - who took position behind his car. he returned fire - killing the suspect - identified later as matthew gibbon. the trooper is a three-year veteran of the highway patrol. he is on routine administrative leave - pending the investigation. we now know that two people were killed.... when a small plane crashed into an r-v park in sparks. it happened tuesday night -

reno-tahoe international airport. police say no one on the ground was killed or hurt... saying a catastrophe was avoided. the crash and fire damaged several trailers and vehicles on the ground. no word yet on what caussed the single-engine plane to crash. wtinesses say it came down nose- first. terifying moments... for people living in a new york apartment buildings. six balconies come crumbling down. why the destruction could have been prevented. plus.... new steps being taken... to help solve the problem of tainted water... in flint, michigan. your fox5 weather

a search is underway in western alaska... after two small commercial airplanes collided in mid-air. they were carrying a total of five people. the alaska national guard says the collision occurred 60 miles north of bethel just before 11 a.m. this morning. a guard helicopter with medics on board left bethel around noon to site. all five people have been confirmed dead. alaska state troopers also are involved in the response. an investigation is underway in new york - after six balconies come crashing down off the side of an apartment building. "i heard a huge rumble and everything crashed." it happened tuesday in the long beach area of long island. no one was hurt - but now people who live in the building and investigators are trying to figure out if the collapse could have been

complaining about the conditions for months. " my friend came by. we were having coffee. i said let's go outside because it's cool and nice. she said no. right after that it came crashing down." the landlord recently hired a contractor to make repairs.... but tennants say it wasn't soon enough. crews are back at work... to fix the water crisis in flint, michigan. today - construction teams broke ground on the second phase... of an initiative aimed at replacing lead tainted pipes the city. about 250 homes are expected to have their pipes replaced during this period. meanwhile - flint officials are planning the third phase of the program - that will take on replacing infrastructure at five-thousand homes. a seven month old german shepherd in idaho is being called a "miracle". the dog suffers from a condition that doesn't allow food to travel from his throat to his stomach. but thanks to several extensive surgeries - and some new

are looking up. kelsey mcfarland reports from boise. nats sit down, good boy dubbed with his name-- and cushioned with style... elijah-- a 7 month old german shepherd... eats his food in this specially crafted chair five times a day. but he doesn't do it to be cute. he has to sit in this chair to survive. he came to dr. baxter and the staff at ada animal hospital malnourished and half the size of the other puie litter. (dr. zoe baxter, ada animal hospital veterinarian) "a ring was growing over the esophagus from the heart that normally should have broken down during development and it didn't. it allowed milk to pass through but not solid food." the original owners couldn't take care of him. which is where savannah amerson-- a vet tech at the hospital-- stepped in to adopt him. (savannah amberson, elijah's owner) "he had to be syringe fed in a full liquid diet every two hours and that was for the first three months of his life." not only was elijah

leg. (dr. zoe baxter, ada animal hospital veterinarian) "he didn't have a lot of calcium and protein and some of the nutrition so he actually jumped out of one our technicians arms and broke his leg." elijah had three surgeries and many procedures in between.. but not much was working. (savannah amberson, elijah's owner) "the doctors sat me down and had the conversation with me you know you're going to have to make a hard choice, how much farther you want to put him through, there's really not much else we can do at this point." which led them to come up with option d. essentially a high chair for dogs. (savannah am elijah's owner) "it's supposed to make it so that gravity pulls the food through his esophagus rather than the muscles pushing it through his stomach." and with three and a half weeks of doing so-- it's been nothing but success. (savannah amberson, elijah's owner) "for once in his life he's getting a full stomach." now-- he frolics around the dog park just like any other puppy. something savannah credits to friends and the vets who cared for elijah when they didn't have to. (savannah amberson, elijah's owner) "he's only a dog, he doesn't know and he needs somebody in

people in his corner." savannah says between the amount of people who donated for elijah's bills... veterinarians who helped... and the man who built elijah's chair from scratch... it really was a community effort to keep this miracle dog alive. now fox5 weather 24/7, with chief meterologist ted pretty high temperatures begin to drop thursday, but remain above average. we'll see 102 on thursday afternoon breezes to 20 mph and a slight chance of mountain showers. friday we dry out and see fewer clouds with afternoon gusts to 25 mph and high of 101. for your holiday weekend, afternoon gusts 25-30 mph with highs in the 90s. high temperatures

remain above average. we'll see 102 on thursday afternoon with afternoon breezes to 20 mph and a slight chance of mountain showers. friday we dry out and see fewer clouds with afternoon gusts to 25 mph and high of 101. for your holiday weekend, afternoon gusts 25-30 mph with highs in the 90s.

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here's a look at some of the 'all new' stories we are working for fox5 news at six. football season is back at u-n-l-v! the team hits the turf tomorrow night. which world- famous marching band will kickoff the show. plus... a news photographer becomes part of the story... after saving a pregnant woman from a fiery crash. what else he did for her -- before first responders got to the scene. a scary moment for a woman sitting on her driveway... after a bear comes within we hear from her about the close encounter... and how she was able to get help. a very messy tradition leaves a red stain - on the streets of spain. around twenty- thousand people gathered in bunol today - for the annual "la tomatina festival." 160 tons of ripe tomatoes went airborne for the hour-long battle participants coming prepared...donnin g goggles while pelting each other with tomatoes. the tradition dates back to a 19-45 political protest - and is held on the third

august each year. at its peak - the protest - and is held on the third wednesday of august each year. at its peak - the festival attracted over 45-thousand people but now ... it's a ticketed event - selling out all twenty- thousand tickets. thanks for joining us.. fox5 news at 6 o'clock is straight

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live from las vegas fox5 news at 6 starts now. a woman maced and arrested by a c-c-s-d police officer... right outside a school. why parents say the officer has been aggressive before... and what metro police say about the woman's arrest. parents have been reaching out to fox5 to complain about the school district's bus system... from kids being lost to ending up at the wrong stops. what c-c-s-d is doing about the complaints. plus... many are starting to plan their labor day weekend. how a new campaign is working to keep local clubs and bars safe... and what uber is doing to support the cause. this is fox5 news at 6. local. las vegas i'm christine maddela. a woman is maced and arrested right in front of a school on the first day of classes. i'm john huck.